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Echocardiography and blood cultures supported the clinical diagnosis of endocarditis and polyarthritis secondary to septicemia in a 2-year-old bull, which was confirmed at necropsy.
Case Report (n=1)
Echocardiography is a useful modality for supporting the diagnosis of endocarditis in bovine patients.
Echocardiography may support antemortem diagnosis of bovine endocarditis; single case leaves open need for prospective validation.
A 2-year-old Charolais bull was examined because of lameness that developed after infection of a tail laceration. A systolic murmur was auscultated during the routine physical examination. A diagnosis of endocarditis and polyarthritis secondary to septicemia from the tail lesion was made. The diagnosis was supported by echocardiography and blood cultures, which yielded Corynebacterium pyogenes. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed at necropsy.
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Pipers et al. (1978) conducted a case report in Endocarditis and polyarthritis secondary to septicemia (n=1). Echocardiography and blood cultures was evaluated on Diagnosis of endocarditis. Echocardiography and blood cultures supported the clinical diagnosis of endocarditis and polyarthritis secondary to septicemia in a 2-year-old bull, which was confirmed at necropsy.
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